Talk:Spit (card game)
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[edit] to formal writing
The writing in the article is way too formal. It's very hard to get a feel for the game by reading this and I know how to play! So I can't imagine new readers would have much success.
One example: "After both players acknowledge readiness" vs. "When both players are ready"
The whole article is like that.
This is a card game not a "some formal discipline" (fill in your own example).
[edit] Speed is not Spit
writeing a new page with the rules to speed.
At formal writing: I agree that its too hard to understand how to play using the language but Wikipedia won't have it done any other way - its a bit annoying but I guess it stops vandalism as well. JBakaka 06:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Account of edits
Various miscellaneous copyedits. Removed the first incidence of the duplicate paragraph about ghost piles. It is now found only under Rules for playing on Spit piles. Did some content shuffling -- moved the subtopic about cheating out of Variations and into Strategy.
I'm a little bit unsure about this last edit: the article seems inconsitent with which version (the slap or no-slap version) is considered standard and which one is listed as a variation. I tried to clarify things throughout so that the no-slap version is continually referenced as standard. However, I'm not really sure which version is actually the more prevalent. Is there any way to even find that out? I myself have never met anyone who played by the no-slap version, but then again I never did much Spit-playing outside of the Philadelphia area as a kid. Anyone have any insight on this particular PRESSING SPIT CONTROVERSY? --Waverly 21:37, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
